Bipartisan Senate Duo Introduces Student Data Privacy Bill
U.S. Senators Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced a bill Wednesday that would tighten restrictions on the use of student data.
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July 30, 2014
July 29, 2014
House, Senate Split On Emergency Aid to Address Child Immigrants
House Republicans include far less funding in their aid package to address the surge of child immigrants at the border than Senate Democrats.
July 25, 2014
House Clears Three Bipartisan Higher Education Bills
The House passed three higher education bills this week as part of its piecemeal efforts to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which the Senate is also trying to tackle.
July 24, 2014
Senate Education Aid Bill Inches Forward; House Budget Panel Issues Ed. Report
The Senate Appropriations Committee officially released its education spending proposal for fiscal year 2015, and the House Budget Committee unveiled a series of education policy proposals.
July 23, 2014
House, Senate Float Dueling Emergency-Funding Bills to Address Child Immigrants
Congress is set to take up vastly different aid proposals aimed at stemming the tide of unaccompanied minors streaming across the U.S.-Mexico border.
July 23, 2014
Bipartisan House Bill Would Boost Community Schools
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, of Maryland, and Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., introduced a bill Wednesday that would boost community schools that provide important wraparound services.
July 23, 2014
Troubled Path Forward for Education Spending Bill
It's unlikely Congress will pass a spending bill for fiscal year 2015 before the end of this fiscal year, despite lawmakers' insistence they would.
July 18, 2014
Friday Reading List: Walking Away From Common Core, NCLB Waivers
There was a ton of state activity this week, with implications for federal policy, most of it centered around ... you guessed it ... Common Core. For more, check out there good reads:
July 16, 2014
Off to the Races: House and Senate Campaigns with Strong Education Angles
As we move deeper into midterm election season, here's a preview of some potentially competitive House and Senate races with ramifications for education.
July 10, 2014
House Education Committee Clears Three Higher Ed. Bills
The Education and the Workforce Committee cleared three bills with bipartisan support Thursday in its opening bid to reauthorize the Higher Education Act.
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